Happy World Pasta Day!Did you know there are over 600 shapes of pasta known to mankind, and their names are descriptive of their shapes. Spaghetti (‘cord’), vermicelli (‘little worms’), rotini (‘spirals’), fusili (‘spindles’), tortellini (‘little cakes’), linguini (‘little tongues’), conchiglie (‘shells’), fettucine (‘small ribbons’), penne (‘quills’) and capellini (‘fine hairs’) are the savoury little goodies that are essential to any pantry.

Looking for a pasta recipe that will really impress your family and friends? Then look no further than these 10 amazing recipes below, with flavour by the boat load I am sure you will be cooking up a storm with these in not time.

Comment which recipe you have tried and how it turned out, have a recipe you think should be on this list let us know.